Gin has been enjoying a revival on the spirits scene for the past few years now with new and old brands taking up space both on cocktail menus and store shelves. This historic spirit, with...
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Are You Ready?: The Sippin' 5 Spots To Take in the Game & a Cocktail Too
Ok, I know. Don’t look at me like I’m crazy. I realize it’s 12:30 in the afternoon on a Sunday and the last thing you want is some mezcal, benedictine, egg white thingamajig with a...
Two new Lowland Single Malts to dram up with on a crisp New York fall day
It was fitting that it was Iain McCallum who introduced me to Valinch, the latest expression from Lowland distillery Auchentoshan (pronounced “ock-un-tosh-un”). McCallum, currently the Master of Malts at Morrison Bowmore Distillers, spent many an...
Sippin' 5 Post-Labor Day White Cocktail Rules…Whatever
So Labor Day has passed and they tell me I cannot wear my white tuxedo anymore. Well, I don’t know who “they” are, but they can take their fashion fascism and shove it. So in...
Recipe Wednesday: Bols Barrel Aged Genever
Genever may be the largest spirits category in the Netherlands and has been enjoying some popularity here among bartenders and the cocktail crowd, but its identity and place both on the shelf and in the...
Believe in the Blend on Great King Street
Last week at Ward III artisanal whisky company Compass Box launched Great King Street, their new range of blended scotch. From Spice Tree to Peat Monster, Compass Box has been making fine, interesting blends since...
Beyond Punch: Colonial American Drinks
First there were the speakeasies, soon followed by the steampunk mustaches, now the current ubiquity of giant 18th century silver punchbowls and presently I will reveal the latest soon-to-be trend coming to your nearby revivalist...
Mid-Summer Musts: Sippin’ 5 Countdown to The End of Summer Cocktails
It seems like it was barely two months ago that we put away our winter clothes. That’s because it probably was. The outrageously short timeframe us New Yorkers have to enjoy summer extends to summer...
Recipe Wednesday: Drinking Better!-Cocktails with Fresh Ingredients, Natural Sweeteners, Lower Alcohol & Caloric Content
In follow-up to our piece on Occupational Hazards, we thought we would include some other great examples of cocktails prepared at this years Tales of the Cocktail that embraced the sensibility of “drinking better.” Lucky...